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{{Short description|Unicameral legislature of South Korea}}
{{Other uses|National Assembly (disambiguation)}}
{{About-distinguish-text|the South Korean Parliament|the North Korean [[Supreme People's Assembly]]}}{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox legislature
| background_color   = {{party color|National Assembly (South Korea)}}
| name               = National Assembly of the<br />Republic of Korea
| native_name        = {{noitalic|{{nobold|대한민국 국회<br />大韓民國國會}}}}
| transcription_name = ''Daehanminguk Gukhoe''
| legislature        = [[List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 2024–2028|22nd National Assembly]]
| coa_pic            = Emblem of the National Assembly of Korea.svg
| logo_pic           = Communication logo of the National Assembly of Korea.svg
| house_type         = [[Unicameral]]
| leader1_type       = [[Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea|Speaker]]
| leader1            = [[Woo Won-shik]]
| party1             = Independent
| election1          =
| leader2_type       = Deputy Speaker
| leader2            = [[Lee Hak-young(politician)|Lee Hak-young]]
| party2             = [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)|Democratic]]
| election2          =
| leader3_type       = Deputy Speaker 
| leader3            = [[Joo Ho-young]]
| party3             = [[People Power Party (South Korea)|People Power]]
| election3          =
| leader4_type       = Secretary General
| leader4            = [[Kim Min-ki(politician)|Kim Min-ki]]
| party4             = Independent
| members            = 300
| structure1         = 22nd South Korea National Assembly.svg
| structure1_res     = 250px
| political_groups1  =
'''Government (108)'''
*{{Color box|{{party color|People Power Party (South Korea)}}}} [[People Power Party (South Korea)|People Power]] (108)
'''Opposition (192)'''
*{{Color box|{{party color|Democratic Party of Korea}}}} [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)|Democratic]] (170)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Rebuilding Korea Party}}}} [[Rebuilding Korea Party|Rebuilding Korea]] (12)
*{{Color box|{{Party color|New Reform Party (South Korea)}}}} [[New Reform Party (South Korea)|New Reform]] (3)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Progressive Party (South Korea, 2017)}}}} [[Progressive Party (South Korea, 2017)|Progressive]] (3)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Basic Income Party}}}} [[Basic Income Party|Basic Income]] (1)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Social Democratic Party (South Korea)}}}} [[Social Democratic Party (South Korea)|Social Democratic]] (1)
*{{color box|{{party color|Independent}}|border=black}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] (1)
| committees1        =
| voting_system1     = [[Parallel voting]]
*254 seats by [[First-past-the-post voting|FPTP]]
*46 seats by [[Party-list proportional representation|party-list PR]] using largest remainder method 
| last_election1     = [[2024 South Korean legislative election|10 April 2024]]
| next_election1     = [[2028 South Korean legislative election|April 2028]]
| session_room       = Main conference room of South korean national assembly building.JPG
| session_res        = 270px
| term_length        = 4 years
| salary             = US$128,610 
| meeting_place      = Main Conference Room<br>[[National Assembly Proceeding Hall|National Assembly Building]], [[Seoul]]<br /><small>{{coord|37|31|55.21|N|126|54|50.66|E|source:kowiki_region:KR|display=inline}}</small>
| website            = {{Official URL}}
|coa_alt=Emblem of the National Assembly of Korea (1948-2014).svg}}

The '''National Assembly of the Republic of Korea''' ({{Korean|hangul=대한민국 국회}}) is the [[Unicameralism|unicameral]] national [[legislature]] of [[South Korea]].{{efn|Article 21, Clause 1 of the Election Law}} [[Legislative elections in South Korea|Elections to the National Assembly]] are held every four years. The latest [[2024 South Korean legislative election|legislative elections]] were held on 10 April 2024. The current National Assembly held its first meeting, and also began its current four year term, on 30 May 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/PYH20240530131600315|title=1st meeting of 22nd parliament's DP lawmakers|publisher=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|date=30 May 2024|accessdate=2 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/05/113_375630.html|title=National Assembly begins new 4-year term|first=Yi|last=Wonju|publisher=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|date=30 May 2024|accessdate=4 June 2024}}</ref> The current Speaker was elected 5 June 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=185877|publisher=5 June 2024|accessdate=5 June 2024 |title=DP's Woo Won-shik Elected as Speaker of 22nd National Assembly amid PPP Boycott }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240530050592|title=22nd Assembly begins new 4-year term|first=Lee|last=Jung-joo|publisher=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=30 May 2024|accessdate=2 June 2024}}</ref> The National Assembly has 300 seats, with 253 constituency seats and 47 proportional representation seats; 30 of the PR seats are assigned an additional member system, while 17 PR seats use the parallel voting method.

The unicameral assembly consists of at least 200 members according to the [[Constitution of South Korea|South Korean constitution]]. In 1990 the assembly had 299 seats, 224 of which were directly elected from single-member districts in the [[1988 South Korean legislative election|general elections of April 1988]]. Under applicable laws, the remaining seventy-five representatives were elected from party lists. By law, candidates for election to the assembly must be at least thirty years of age. As part of a political compromise in 1987, an earlier requirement that candidates have at least five years' continuous residency in the country was dropped to allow [[Kim Dae-jung]], who had spent several years in exile in Japan and the United States during the 1980s, to return to political life. The National Assembly's term is four years. In a change from the more authoritarian [[Fourth Republic of Korea|Fourth Republic]] and [[Fifth Republic of Korea|Fifth Republic]] (1972–81 and 1981–87, respectively), under the [[Sixth Republic of South Korea|Sixth Republic]], the assembly cannot be dissolved by the president.
{{Politics of South Korea}}

==Building==
{{Main|National Assembly Proceeding Hall}}
[[File:National_Assembly_Building_of_the_Republic_of_Korea.png|thumb|left|The [[National Assembly Proceeding Hall|National Assembly Building]] in [[Seoul]]]]
The main building in [[Yeouido]], Seoul, is a stone structure with seven stories above ground and one story below ground. The building has 24 columns, which means the legislature's promise to listen to people 24/7 throughout the year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HISTORY & HERITAGE |url=https://korea.assembly.go.kr:447/portalEn/main/contents.do?menuNo=1500102 |website=The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea}}</ref>

==Structure and appointment==
===Speaker===
{{Main|Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea}}
The constitution stipulates that the assembly is presided over by a '''[[Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea|Speaker]]''' and '''two Deputy Speakers''',<ref>Article 48 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea.</ref> who are responsible for expediting the legislative process. The Speaker and Deputy Speakers are elected in a secret ballot by the members of the Assembly, and their term in office is restricted to two years.<ref name="Park Recht">{{cite book |last=Park |first=Young-Do |title=Einführung in das koreanische Recht |language=German |trans-title=Introduction to Korean Law |publisher=Springer |year=2010 |page=25 |chapter=Kapitel 2: Verfassungsrecht |isbn=9783642116032}}</ref> The Speaker is independent of party affiliation (to compared to the two vice-speakers who are affiliated with the two leading political parties), and the Speaker and Deputy Speakers may not simultaneously be government ministers.<ref name="Park Recht" />

The '''Secretary General of the National Assembly''' is the head of the Secretariat of the National Assembly, which is the department that oversees the affairs of the National Assembly. They are government officials and are treated as ministers. (Ministerial level). As with the President of the National Assembly, party membership is limited and he must be affiliated to no political party during his term in the Assembly.

===Negotiation groups===
Parties that hold at least 20 seats in the assembly form floor negotiation groups ({{langx|ko|교섭단체}}, [[Hanja]]: 交涉團體, [[Revised Romanization of Korean|RR]]: {{transliteration|ko|gyoseop danche}}), which are entitled to a variety of rights that are denied to smaller parties. These include a greater amount of state funding and participation in the leaders' summits that determine the assembly's legislative agenda.<ref>Youngmi Kim (2011). ''The Politics of Coalition in South Korea''. Taylor & Francis, p. 65.</ref>

In order to meet the quorum, the [[United Liberal Democrats]], who then held 17 seats, arranged to "rent" three legislators from the [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)|Millennium Democratic Party]]. The legislators returned to the MDP after the collapse of the [[Alliance of DJP|ULD-MDP coalition]] in September 2001.<ref>Y. Kim, pp. 68&ndash;9.</ref>

===Legislative process===
{{See also|Legislative elections in South Korea}}
[[File:Graph of South Korean Political Parties (2005-2018).png|thumb|right|This graph traces the recent origins of all six main political parties currently in the Republic of Korea. All of which have either split from or merged with other parties in the last four years. They have emerged from four main ideological camps, from Left to Right: Progressive (socialist), liberal, centrist, and conservative.]]

For a legislator to introduce a bill, they must submit the proposal to the Speaker, accompanied by the signatures of at least ten other assembly members. A committee must then review the bill to verify that it employs precise and orderly language. Following this, the Assembly may either approve or reject the bill.<ref>Park 2010, p. 27.</ref>

=== Committees ===
There are 17 standing committees which examine bills and petitions falling under their respective jurisdictions, and perform other duties as prescribed by relevant laws.<ref>{{cite web |title=Standing Committees and Special Committees of the National Assembly |url=https://committee.na.go.kr:444/portal/state01.do |website=National Assembly|language=Korean}}</ref>

* House Steering Committee
* Legislation and Judiciary Committee
* National Policy Committee
* Strategy and Finance Committee
* Education Committee
* Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee
* Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee
* National Defense Committee
* Public Administration and Security Committee
* Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee
* Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee
* Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs and Startups Committee
* Health and Welfare Committee
* Environment and Labor Committee
* Land Infrastructure and Transport Committee
* Intelligence Committee
* Gender Equality and Family Committee

===Election===
[[File:Electoral System composition of South Korea's National Assembly.svg|thumb|150px|left|Allocation of seats within the electoral system. Red and green: parallel voting; 253 FPTP and 17 PR seats. Blue: [[additional member system]] for 30 seats]]

{{See also|Legislative elections in South Korea}}

The National Assembly has 300 seats, with 254 constituency seats under [[First-past-the-post voting|FPTP]] and 46 proportional representation seats. With electoral reform taken in 2019, the PR seats apportionment method was replaced by a variation of [[additional member system]] from the previous [[parallel voting]] system. However, 17 seats were temporarily assigned under parallel voting in the [[2020 South Korean legislative election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=김 |first=광태 |date=23 December 2019 |title=(2nd LD) Opposition party launches filibuster against electoral reform bill |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191223004552315 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103055524/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191223004552315 |archive-date=3 January 2020 |access-date=3 January 2020 |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]}}</ref>

Per Article 189 of Public Official Election Act,<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=ko:국가법령정보센터 |url=https://www.law.go.kr/lsSc.do?menuId=1&subMenuId=15&tabMenuId=81&query=%EA%B3%B5%EC%A7%81%EC%84%A0%EA%B1%B0%EB%B2%95#undefined |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=www.law.go.kr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |script-title=ko:국가법령정보센터 |url=https://www.law.go.kr/engLsSc.do?menuId=1&subMenuId=21&tabMenuId=117&query=%EA%B3%B5%EC%A7%81%EC%84%A0%EA%B1%B0%EB%B2%95 |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=www.law.go.kr}}</ref> the PR seats are awarded to parties that have either obtained at least 3% of the total valid votes in the legislative election or at least five constituency seats. The number of seats allocated to each eligible party is decided by the formula:

<math display="block">n_\text{initial} = \left\lfloor \frac{(n_{\text{Assembly}} - n_{\text{ineligibles}}) \times \text{PR votes ratio} - n_{\text{obtained constituencies}} + 1}{2}\right\rfloor</math>

where

* {{Math|''n''{{sub|Assembly}}}} = total number of seats in the National Assembly.
* {{Math|''n''{{sub|ineligibles}}}} = number of seats obtained by ineligible parties and independents.
* {{Math|''n''{{sub|obtained constituencies}}}} = number of constituency seats obtained by the party.
* {{Math|''n''{{sub|ams}}}} = total number of seats allocated for additional member system.

If the integer is less than 1, then {{Math|''n''{{sub|initial}}}} is set to 0 and the party does not get any seats. Then the sum of initially allocated seats is compared to the total seats for the additional member system and recalculated.

<math display="block">n_\text{remainder} = \left(n_\text{ams}-\sum n_\text{initial}\right) \times \text{PR votes ratio}</math>

<math display="block">n_\text{final} =
\begin{cases}
n_\text{initial}+n_\text{remainder}, & \text{if }\sum n_\text{initial} < n_\text{ams} \\
n_\text{ams} \times \dfrac{n_\text{initial}}{\sum n_\text{initial}}, & \text{if }\sum n_\text{initial} > n_\text{ams}
\end{cases}</math>

Final seats are assigned through the [[largest remainder method]], and if the remainder is equal, the winner is determined by lottery among the relevant political parties.

The [[voting age]] was also lowered from 19 to 18 years old, expanding the electorate by over half a million voters.<ref>{{cite news |title=18-year-olds Hit the Polls for First Time in S. Korea |url=http://koreabizwire.com/18-year-olds-hit-the-polls-for-first-time-in-s-korea/157765 |access-date=19 April 2020 |work=Korea Bizwire |date=15 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419050202/http://koreabizwire.com/18-year-olds-hit-the-polls-for-first-time-in-s-korea/157765 |archive-date=19 April 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Legislative violence==
From 2004 to 2009, the assembly gained notoriety as a frequent site for [[legislative violence]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/09/16/the-worlds-most-unruly-parliaments/|title=The World's Most Unruly Parliaments|date=16 September 2009 }}</ref> The Assembly first came to the world's attention during a violent dispute on impeachment proceedings for then President [[Roh Moo-hyun]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3504026.stm|title=South Korean president impeached|date=12 March 2004|website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/3504136.stm|title=In pictures: Impeachment battle|date=12 March 2004|website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> when open physical combat took place in the assembly. Since then, it has been interrupted by periodic conflagrations, piquing the world's curiosity once again in 2009 when members battled each other with sledgehammers and fire extinguishers. The National Assembly since then has taken preventive measures to prevent any more legislative violence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-korea-fight28-2009jan28-story.html|title=South Korea lawmakers: Reaching across the aisle with a sledgehammer|first=John M.|last=Glionna|website=Los Angeles Times|date=28 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/southkorea/3832972/South-Korean-politicians-use-fire-extinguishers-against-opposition.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/southkorea/3832972/South-Korean-politicians-use-fire-extinguishers-against-opposition.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=South Korean politicians use fire extinguishers against opposition|date=18 December 2008|website=www.telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2009/06/202_40545.html|title=Hall of Violence|date=2 March 2009}}</ref>

== Historical composition ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="text-align:center;border:solid #000000 1px;font-size:90%;"
|-
| colspan=3 |
{{legend2|{{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}}|Progressive|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} –
{{legend2|{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}}|Liberal|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} –
{{legend2|{{party color|Independent politician}}|Independent politician|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} –
{{legend2|{{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}}|Conservative|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|-
!Election!!Total<br>seats!!Composition
|-
| width="40" | [[1948 South Korean Constitutional Assembly election|1st<br>(1948)]]
| width="30" | 200
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                                  width: 14.50%"| 29
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width: 42.50%"| 85
| style="background-color: #4c516d;                                                                width:  0.50%"| 1
| style="background-color: #00a495;                                                                width:  0.50%"| 1
| style="background-color: #F00000;                                                                width:  0.50%"| 1
| style="background-color: #7fffd4;                                                                width:  0.50%"| 1
| style="background-color: #050099;                                                                width:  0.50%"| 1
| style="background-color: #dda0dd;                                                                width:  0.50%"| 1
| style="background-color: #DA251D;                                                                width:  0.50%"| 1
| style="background-color: #6a5acd;                                                                width:  0.50%"| 1
| style="background-color: #FFB400;                                                                width:  0.50%"| 1
| style="background-color: #ffdead;                                                                width:  0.50%"| 1
| style="background-color: #4682b4;                                                                width:  0.50%"| 1
| style="background-color: #545aa7;                                                                width:  1.00%"| 2
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                            width:  3.00%"| 6
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                            width:  6.00%"| 12
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                            width: 27.50%"| 55
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[1950 South Korean legislative election|2nd<br>(1950)]]
| width="30" | 210
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}};       width:  0.95%"| 2
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                              width: 11.42%"| 24
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width: 60.00%"| 126
| style="background-color: #cf8854;                                                                width:  0.47%"| 1
| style="background-color: #800000;                                                                width:  0.47%"| 1
| style="background-color: #0761ba;                                                                width:  0.47%"| 1
| style="background-color: #ff00ff;                                                                width:  0.47%"| 1
| style="background-color: #c0c0ff;                                                                width:  1.42%"| 3
| style="background-color: #00a495;                                                                width:  1.42%"| 3
| style="background-color: #DA251D;                                                                width:  4.76%"| 10
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                            width:  6.67%"| 14
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                                  width: 11.43%"| 24
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[1954 South Korean legislative election|3rd<br>(1954)]]
| width="30" | 203
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                                 width:  7.38%"| 15
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width: 33.00%"| 67
| style="background-color: #FFF;                                                                   width:  0.49%"| 1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                             width:  1.47%"| 3
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                                  width:  1.47%"| 3
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                    width: 56.15%"| 114
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[1958 South Korean legislative election|4th<br>(1958)]]
| width="30" | 233
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                   width: 33.90%"| 79
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width: 11.15%"| 26
| style="background-color: {{party color|Unification Party (South Korea)}};                        width:  0.42%"| 1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                    width: 54.50%"| 127
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[1960 South Korean legislative election|5th<br>(1960)]]
| width="30" | 233
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}};                               width:  1.71%"| 4
| style="background-color: {{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}};                         width:  0.42%"| 1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                 width: 75.10%"| 175
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width: 21.03%"| 49
| style="background-color: {{party color|Unification Party (South Korea)}};                        width:  0.42%"| 1
| style="background-color: #FFF;                                                                   width:  0.42%"| 1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                      width:  0.85%"| 2
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[1963 South Korean legislative election|6th<br>(1963)]]
| width="30" | 175
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                                  width: 22.85%"| 40
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                                  width:  8.00%"| 14
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                                   width:  1.14%"| 2
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                                  width:  5.14%"| 9
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};           width: 62.85%"| 110
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[1967 South Korean legislative election|7th<br>(1967)]]
| width="30" | 175
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}};                     width:  0.57%"| 1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                 width: 25.71%"| 45
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};           width: 73.71%"| 129
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[1971 South Korean legislative election|8th<br>(1971)]]
| width="30" | 204
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                                  width:  0.49%"| 1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                 width: 43.62%"| 89
| style="background-color: #08508A;                                                                width:  0.49%"| 1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};          width: 55.39%"| 113
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[1973 South Korean legislative election|9th<br>(1973)]]
| width="30" | 219
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};             width:  0.91%"| 2
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                   width: 23.74%"| 52
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width:  8.67%"| 19
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};        width: 66.66%"| 146
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[1978 South Korean legislative election|10th<br>(1978)]]
| width="30" | 231
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};          width:  1.29%"| 3
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                    width: 26.40%"| 61
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width:  9.52%"| 22
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};         width: 62.77%"| 145
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[1981 South Korean legislative election|11th<br>(1981)]]
| width="30" | 276
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}};             width : 0.72%"| 2
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                         width: 29.34%"| 81
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                    width : 0.72%"| 2
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width:  3.98%"| 11
| style="background-color: #CC9933;                                                                width : 0.36%"| 1
| style="background-color: #999999;                                                                width : 0.36%"| 1
| style="background-color: #4697B2;                                                                width : 0.72%"| 2
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                        width:  9.05%"| 25
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};               width: 54.71%"| 151
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[1985 South Korean legislative election|12th<br>(1985)]]
| width="30" | 276
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}};                              width : 0.36%"| 1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                      width: 24.27%"| 67
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                      width: 12.68%"| 35
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                            width : 0.36%"| 1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width:  1.44%"| 4
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                   width:  7.24%"| 20
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                    width: 53.62%"| 148
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[1988 South Korean legislative election|13th<br>(1988)]]
| width="30" | 299
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}};                           width:  0.33%"| 1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                       width: 23.41%"| 70
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};               width: 19.73%"| 59
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width:  3.01%"| 9
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                  width: 11.70%"| 35
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                   width: 41.80%"| 125
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[1992 South Korean legislative election|14th<br>(1992)]]
| width="30" | 299
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};               width: 32.44%"| 97
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width:  7.02%"| 21
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                             width:  0.33%"| 1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                      width: 10.36%"| 31
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                      width: 49.83%"| 149
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[1996 South Korean legislative election|15th<br>(1996)]]
| width="30" | 299
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                width: 26.42%"| 79
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                 width : 5.01%"| 15
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width:  5.35%"| 16
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                             width: 16.72%"| 50
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                        width: 46.48%"| 139
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[2000 South Korean legislative election|16th<br>(2000)]]
| width="30" | 273
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                width: 42.12%"| 115
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                       width:  6.23%"| 17
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width:  1.83%"| 5
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                        width:  0.36%"| 1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};               width:  0.73%"| 2
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                     width: 48.71%"| 133
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[2004 South Korean legislative election|17th<br>(2004)]]
| width="30" | 299
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}};                  width:  3.34%"| 10
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                       width: 50.83%"| 152
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                   width:  3.01%"| 9
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width:  0.66%"| 2
| style="background-color: #21317F;                                                                width:  0.33%"| 1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                           width:  1.33%"| 4
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                     width: 40.46%"| 121
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[2008 South Korean legislative election|18th<br>(2008)]]
| width="30" | 299
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}};                width:  1.67%"| 5
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};         width: 27.09%"| 81
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                  width:  1.00%"| 3
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width:  8.36%"| 25
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                          width:  6.02%"| 18
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                         width: 51.17%"| 153
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                            width:  4.68%"| 14
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[2012 South Korean legislative election|19th<br>(2012)]]
| width="30" | 300
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}};                   width:  4.33%"| 13
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                    width: 42.33%"| 127
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width:  1.00%"| 3
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                             width:  1.66%"| 5
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                              width: 50.66%"| 152
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[2016 South Korean legislative election|20th<br>(2016)]]
| width="30" | 300
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}};                       width:  2.00%"| 6	
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};                    width: 41.00%"| 123
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};                                 width:  3.67%"| 11
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};              width: 12.67%"| 38
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};                           width: 40.67%"| 122
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[2020 South Korean legislative election|21st<br>(2020)]]
| width="30" | 300
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}};         width:  2.00%"| 6	
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};               width:  1.00%"| 3
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};               width: 60.00%"| 180
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};              width:  1.67%"| 5
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};               width:  1.00%"| 3
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};          width: 34.33%"| 103
|}
|-
| width="40" | [[2024 South Korean legislative election|22nd<br>(2024)]]
| width="30" | 300
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}};         width:  0.33%"| 1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};               width:  4.00%"| 12
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};               width: 58.33%"| 175
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};               width:  0.33%"| 1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};          width:  1.00%"| 3
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};          width: 36.00%"| 108
|}
|}

==History==
===First Republic===
{{See also|First Republic of Korea}}
Elections for the assembly were held under UN supervision<ref>[http://korea50.army.mil/history/factsheets/overview.shtml Setting the Stage<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716130844/http://korea50.army.mil/history/factsheets/overview.shtml |date=16 July 2007 }}</ref> on 10 May 1948. The [[First Republic of Korea]] was established on 17 July 1948<ref>[http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/ks__indx.html ICL – South Korea Index<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213041106/http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/ks__indx.html |date=13 December 2006 }}</ref> when the constitution of the First Republic was established by the Assembly. The Assembly also had the job of electing the [[President of South Korea|president]] and elected anti-communist [[Syngman Rhee]] as president on 10 May 1948.

Under the first constitution, the National Assembly was unicameral. Under the second and third constitutions, the National Assembly was to be bicameral and consist of the [[House of Representatives (South Korea)|House of Representatives]] and the [[House of Councillors (South Korea)|House of Councillors]], but in practice, the legislature was unicameral because the House of Representatives was prevented from passing the law necessary to establish the House of Councillors.

{{legend2|{{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}}|Conservative|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}}|Liberal|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}}|Progressive|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

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{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:96%; text-align:center;"
! National<br />Assembly
! colspan="2"| Majority<br />Party
! Majority<br />Leader
! Seats
! Speaker
! Seats
! Minority<br />Leaders
! colspan="2"| Minority<br />Parties
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1st<br />{{small|([[1948 South Korean Constitutional Assembly election|1948]])}}
| rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| &nbsp;
| rowspan="2"| [[National Association (South Korea)|NARRKI]]→[[National Association (South Korea)|NA]]
| rowspan="2"| 
| rowspan="2" style="background:lightyellow;"| 55
| rowspan="2"| {{small|1948}} [[Syngman Rhee|Rhee Syng-man]] {{small|(supported by NARRKI)}}<br />{{small|1948–1950}} [[Shin Ik-hee]] {{small|(supported by NARRKI until 1949)}}
| style="background:lightpink;"| 29
|
| [[Korea Democratic Party|KDP]]→[[Democratic Nationalist Party (South Korea)|DNP]]
| style="background: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| &nbsp;
|-
| 116
|
| ''others''
| style="background: {{party color|Independent politician}};"| 
|-
| bgcolor="grey" colspan = "10" |
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2nd<br />{{small|([[1950 South Korean legislative election|1950]])}}
| rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| 
| rowspan="3"| [[Democratic Nationalist Party (South Korea)|DNP]]
| rowspan="3"| 
| rowspan="3" style="background:lightyellow;"| 24
| rowspan="3"| [[Shin Ik-hee]] {{small|(supported by DNP)}}
| style="background:lightyellow;"| 24
| 
| [[Korea Nationalist Party|KNP]]
| style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| 
|-
| 14
| 
| [[National Association (South Korea)|NA]]
| style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| 
|-
| 148
| 
| ''others''
| style="background: {{party color|Independent politician}};"| 
|-
| bgcolor="grey" colspan = "10" |
|-
| rowspan="4"| 3rd<br />{{small|([[1954 South Korean legislative election|1954]])}}
| rowspan="4" style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| &nbsp;
| rowspan="4"| [[Liberal Party (South Korea)|LP]]
| rowspan="4"| 
| rowspan="4" style="background:lightgreen;"| 114
| rowspan="4"| [[Lee Ki-poong|Yi Ki-bung]] {{small|(supported by LP)}}
| style="background:lightpink;"| 15
| 
| [[Democratic Nationalist Party (South Korea)|DNP]]→[[Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)|DP (55)]]
| style="background: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| 
|-
| 3
| 
| [[National Association (South Korea)|NA]]
| style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| 
|-
| 3
| 
| [[Korea Nationalist Party|KNP]]
| style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| 
|-
| 68
| 
| ''others''
| style="background: {{party color|Independent politician}};"| 
|-
| bgcolor="grey" colspan = "10" |
|-
| rowspan="2"| 4th<br />{{small|([[1958 South Korean legislative election|1958]])}}
| rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| 
| rowspan="2"| [[Liberal Party (South Korea)|LP]]
| rowspan="2"| 
| rowspan="2" style="background:lightgreen;"| 126
| rowspan="2"| [[Lee Ki-poong|Yi Ki-bung]] {{small|(supported by LP)}}
| style="background:lightpink;"| 79
| 
| [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)|DP (55)]]
| style="background: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| 
|-
| 28
| 
| ''others''
| style="background: {{party color|Independent politician}};"| 
|}

===Second Republic===
{{See also|Second Republic of Korea}}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:96%; text-align:center;"
! House of Representatives
! colspan="2"| Majority<br />Party
! Majority<br />Leader
! Seats
! Speaker
! Seats
! Minority<br />Leaders
! colspan="2"| Minority<br />Parties
|-
| rowspan="1"| 5th<br />{{small|([[1960 South Korean legislative election|1960]])}}
| rowspan="1" style="background: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| &nbsp;
| rowspan="1"| [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)|DP (55)]]
| rowspan="1"| 
| rowspan="1" style="background:lightgreen;"| 175
| rowspan="1"| [[Kwak Sang-hoon]] {{small|(supported by DP (55))}}
| style="background:lightpink;"| 58
|
| ''Others''
| style="background: {{party color|Independent politician}};"| &nbsp;
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:96%; text-align:center;"
! House of Councillors
! colspan="2"| Majority<br />Party
! Majority<br />Leader
! Seats
! President
! Seats
! Minority<br />Leaders
! colspan="2"| Minority<br />Parties
|-
| rowspan="1"| 5th<br />{{small|([[1960 South Korean legislative election|1960]])}}
| rowspan="1" style="background: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| &nbsp;
| rowspan="1"| [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)|DP (55)]]
| rowspan="1"| 
| rowspan="1" style="background:lightgreen;"| 31
| rowspan="1"| [[Paek Nak-chun]] {{small|(supported by DP (55))}}
| style="background:lightpink;"| 27
|
| ''Others''
| style="background: {{party color|Independent politician}};"| &nbsp;
|}

===Third Republic===
{{See also|Third Republic of Korea}}

Since the reopening of the National Assembly in 1963 until today, it has been unicameral.
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:96%; text-align:center;"
! National<br />Assembly
! colspan="2"| Majority<br />Party
! Majority<br />Leader
! Seats
! Speaker
! Seats
! Minority<br />Leaders
! colspan="2"| Minority<br />Parties
|-
| rowspan="2"| 6th<br />{{small|([[1963 South Korean legislative election|1963]])}}
| rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| &nbsp;
| rowspan="2"| [[Democratic Republican Party (South Korea)|DRP]]
| rowspan="2"| 
| rowspan="2" style="background:lightgreen;"| 110
| rowspan="2"| [[Lee Hyu-sang]] {{small|(supported by DRP)}}
| style="background:lightpink;"| 41
|
| [[Civil Rights Party (South Korea)|CRP]]→[[Democratic Republican Party (South Korea)|DRP]]→[[New Democratic Party (South Korea)|NDP]]
| style="background: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| &nbsp;
|-
| 13
| 
| [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955)|DP (55)]]→[[Democratic Republican Party (South Korea)|DRP]]→[[New Democratic Party (South Korea)|NDP]]
| style="background: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| 
|-
| bgcolor="grey" colspan = "10" |
|-
| rowspan="1"| 7th<br />{{small|([[1967 South Korean legislative election|1967]])}}
| rowspan="1" style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| 
| rowspan="1"| [[Democratic Republican Party (South Korea)|DRP]]
| rowspan="1"| 
| rowspan="1" style="background:lightgreen;"| 129
| rowspan="1"| [[Lee Hyu-sang]] {{small|(supported by DRP)}}
| style="background:lightpink;"| 45
| 
| [[New Democratic Party (South Korea)|NDP]]
| style="background: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| 
|-
| bgcolor="grey" colspan = "10" |
|-
| rowspan="1"| 8th<br />{{small|([[1971 South Korean legislative election|1971]])}}
| rowspan="1" style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| &nbsp;
| rowspan="1"| [[Democratic Republican Party (South Korea)|DRP]]
| rowspan="1"| 
| rowspan="1" style="background:lightgreen;"| 113
| rowspan="1"| [[Baek Du-jin]] {{small|(supported by DRP)}}
| style="background:lightpink;"| 89
| 
| [[New Democratic Party (South Korea)|NDP]]
| style="background: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| 
|}

===Fourth Republic===
{{See also|Fourth Republic of Korea}}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:96%; text-align:center;"
! National<br />Assembly
! colspan="2"| Majority<br />Party
! Majority<br />Leader
! Seats
! Speaker
! Seats
! Minority<br />Leaders
! colspan="2"| Minority<br />Parties
|-
| rowspan="1"| 9th<br />{{small|([[1973 South Korean legislative election|1973]])}}
| rowspan="1" style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| &nbsp;
| rowspan="1"| [[Democratic Republican Party (South Korea)|DRP]]+Presidential appointees
| rowspan="1"| 
| rowspan="1" style="background:lightgreen;"| 146
| rowspan="1"| [[Chung Il-kwon]] {{small|(supported by DRP)}}
| style="background:lightpink;"| 52
|
| [[New Democratic Party (South Korea)|NDP]]
| style="background: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| &nbsp;
|-
| bgcolor="grey" colspan = "10" |
|-
| rowspan="1"| 10th<br />{{small|([[1978 South Korean legislative election|1978]])}}
| rowspan="1" style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| 
| rowspan="1"| [[Democratic Republican Party (South Korea)|DRP]]+Presidential appointees<br />↓<br />[[Korean National Party|KNP]]
| rowspan="1"| 
| rowspan="1" style="background:lightgreen;"| 145
| rowspan="1"| {{small|1978–1979}} [[Chung Il-kwon]] {{small|(supported by DRP)}}<br />{{small|1979}} [[Baek Du-jin]] {{small|(supported by DRP)}}
| style="background:lightpink;"| 61
| 
| [[New Democratic Party (South Korea)|NDP]]
| style="background: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| 
|}

===Fifth Republic===
{{See also|Fifth Republic of Korea}}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:96%; text-align:center;"
! National<br />Assembly
! colspan="2"| Majority<br />Party
! Majority<br />Leader
! Seats
! Speaker
! Seats
! Minority<br />Leaders
! colspan="2"| Minority<br />Parties
|-
| rowspan="2"| 11th<br />{{small|([[1981 South Korean legislative election|1981]])}}
| rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| &nbsp;
| rowspan="2"| [[Democratic Justice Party|DJP]]
| rowspan="2"| 
| rowspan="2" style="background:lightgreen;"| 151
| rowspan="2"| {{small|1981–1983}} [[Chung Rae-hyung]] {{small|(supported by DJP)}}<br />{{small|1983–1985}} [[Chae Mun-shik]] {{small|(supported by DJP)}}
| style="background:lightpink;"| 81
|
| [[Democratic Korea Party|DKP]]
| style="background: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| &nbsp;
|-
| 25
|
| [[Korean National Party|KNP]]
| style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| 
|-
| bgcolor="grey" colspan = "10" |
|-
| rowspan="3"| 12th<br />{{small|([[1985 South Korean legislative election|1985]])}}
| rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| 
| rowspan="3"| [[Democratic Justice Party|DJP]]
| rowspan="3"| 
| rowspan="3" style="background:lightgreen;"| 148
| rowspan="3"| [[Lee Jae-hyung]] {{small|(supported by DJP)}}
| style="background:lightpink;"| 67
| 
| [[New Korea and Democratic Party|NKDP]]
| style="background: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| 
|-
| 35
| 
| [[Democratic Korea Party|DKP]]
| style="background: {{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| 
|-
| 20
| 
| [[Korean National Party|KNP]]
| style="background: {{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| 
|}

===Sixth Republic===
{{See also|Sixth Republic of South Korea}}
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{{legend2|lightpink|largest minority|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"
|- align=center
!Term<br />(Election)
!Speaker
! style="background:{{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| {{small|''[[Conservatism in South Korea|<span style="color:White;">Conservative</span>]]''}}<br /> [[People Power Party (South Korea)|<span style="color:White;">{{nowrap|{{small|current:}} PPP}}</span>]] 
!! style="background:{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| {{small|''[[Liberalism in South Korea|<span style="color:White;">Liberal</span>]]''}}<br /> [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)|<span style="color:White;">{{nowrap|{{small|current:}} DP}}</span>]] 
!! style="background:{{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}};"| {{small|''[[Progressivism in South Korea|<span style="color:White;">Progressive</span>]]''}}<br /> [[Progressive Party (South Korea, 2017)|<span style="color:White;">{{nowrap|{{small|current:}} PP}}</span>]] 
!! style="background:{{party color|Conservative (South Korea)}};"| {{small|''Miscellaneous<br />right''}}
!! style="background:{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};"| {{small|''Miscellaneous<br />left''}}
!! style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};"| {{small|''Independent''}}
|-
| align=center| 13th ([[1988 South Korean legislative election|1988]])
| align=left| [[Kim Jae-sun]] {{small|(1988–90)}}<br />[[Park Jyun-kyu]] {{small|(1990–92)}}
| style="background:lightyellow;"| '''125'''
| style="background:lightpink;"| 70
| —
| 36
| 59
| 9
|-
| align=center| 14th ([[1992 South Korean legislative election|1992]])
| align=left| [[Park Jyun-kyu]] {{small|(1992–93)}}<br />[[Hwang Nak-joo]] {{small|(1993)}}<br />[[Lee Man-sup]] {{small|(1993–94)}}<br />[[Park Jyun-kyu]] {{small|(1994–96)}} 
| style="background:lightyellow;"| '''149'''
| style="background:lightpink;"| 97
| —
|  —
| 31
| 21
|-
| align=center| 15th ([[1996 South Korean legislative election|1996]])
| align=left| [[Kim Soo-han]] {{small|(1996–98)}}<br />[[Park Jyun-kyu]] {{small|(1998–00)}}
| style="background:lightyellow;"| '''139'''
| style="background:lightpink;"| 79
|  —
| 65
|  —
| 16
|-
| align=center| 16th ([[2000 South Korean legislative election|2000]])
| align=left| [[Lee Man-sup]] {{small|(2000–02)}}<br />[[Park Kwan-yong]] {{small|(2002–04)}}
| style="background:lightyellow;"| '''133'''
| style="background:lightpink;"| 115
|  —
| 20
|  —
| 5
|-
| align=center| 17th ([[2004 South Korean legislative election|2004]])
| align=left| [[Kim Won-ki]] {{small|(2004–06)}}<br />[[Lim Chae-jung]] {{small|(2006–08)}}
| style="background:lightpink;"| 121
| style="background:lightgreen;"| '''152'''
| 10
| 4
| 9
| 3
|-
| align=center| 18th ([[2008 South Korean legislative election|2008]])
| align=left| [[Kim Hyong-o]] {{small|(2008–10)}}<br />[[Park Hee-tae]] {{small|(2010–12)}}<br />[[Chung Eui-hwa]] {{small|(2012)}}
| style="background:lightgreen;"| '''153'''
| style="background:lightpink;"| 81
| 5
| 32
| 3
| 25
|-
| align=center| 19th ([[2012 South Korean legislative election|2012]])
| align=left| [[Kang Chang-hee]] {{small|(2012–14)}}<br />[[Chung Ui-hwa]] {{small|(2014–16)}}<br />
| style="background:lightgreen;"| '''152'''
| style="background:lightpink;"| 127
| 13
| 5
| —
| 3
|-
| align=center| 20th ([[2016 South Korean legislative election|2016]])
| align=left| [[Chung Sye-kyun]] {{small|(2016–18)}}<br />[[Moon Hee-sang]] {{small|(2018–20)}}<br />
| style="background:lightpink;"| 122
| style="background:lightyellow;"| '''123'''
| 6
| —
| 38
| 11
|-
| align=center| 21st ([[2020 South Korean legislative election|2020]])
| align=left| [[Park Byeong-seug]] {{small|(2020–22)}}<br/>[[Kim Jin-pyo (politician)|Kim Jin-pyo]] {{small|(2022–24)}}
| style="background:lightpink;"| 103
| style="background:lightgreen;"| '''180'''
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 5
|-
| align=center| 22nd ([[2024 South Korean legislative election|2024]])
| align=left| [[Woo Won-shik]] {{small|(2024–26)}}
| style="background:lightpink;"| 108
| style="background:lightgreen;"| '''171'''
| 3
| 3
| 15
| 0
|}

==Members==
{{Main|Lists of members of the National Assembly (South Korea)}}
*[[List of members of the South Korean Constituent Assembly]]
*[[List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 1950–1954]]
*[[List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 1954–1958]]
*[[List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 1981–1985]]
*[[List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 1985–1988]]
*[[List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 1988–1992]]
*[[List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 1992–1996]]
*[[List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 1996–2000]]
*[[List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 2000–2004]]
*[[List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 2004–2008]]
*[[List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 2008–2012]]
*[[List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 2012–2016]]
*[[List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 2016–2020]]
*[[List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 2020–2024]]
*[[List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 2024–2028]]

==Television broadcast==
{{Main|National Assembly TV}}

==Symbols==
<gallery>
Emblem of the National Assembly of Korea (1948-2014).svg|Emblem of the National Assembly (1947–2014)
Flag of the National Assembly of Korea (1948–2014).svg|Flag of the National Assembly (1947–2014)
Flag of the National Assembly of Korea.svg|Flag of the National Assembly (from 2014)
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[List of political parties in South Korea]]
* [[Politics of South Korea]]
* [[National Assembly TV]]
* [[Supreme People's Assembly]], the North Korean legislature
* [[2019 South Korean National Assembly attack]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://countrystudies.us/south-korea/59.htm U.S. Library of Congress Country Studies]

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